Chapter 425: The So Relaxed Fox Empress
Chapter 425: The So Relaxed Fox Empress
"You can tell that? Soul aura, hmm..." Elysia raised her eyebrows. After all, the one before her right now was an eight-tailed soul fox lady.
Elysia was silent for a moment as she conferred quickly with Elena. After that, she expressed what was on his mind. "What can you see from us other than that? What kind of future awaits us? What will happen to the world in the next three months?"
"That's-" Luna was taken aback at the sudden that blatant question. She also couldn't answer that either for some reason.
"You can't tell? Hum, as I thought, you have a certain limit to your ability to see the future. I thought he was quite stingy, but he seemed to have taught one of his disciples about divination, huh..." Rhea muttered and shook his head. That was enough to analyze this soul fox lady.
"What are you talking about, cute baby elf? Mm, would you like to chat with me over a cup of warm green tea?" Luna reached for the small teapot and the cups. Then, she poured the green tea into several cups before distributing it to her guests. "Please, this is real green tea and you don't have to worry about anything as my intentions are good. I'd be interested to hear more about your group."
"Not until you answer my question. It is necessary because your answer is one of the reasons why we are here to see you, Empress Luna Evroria." Elysia was still interested in the previous topic as she needed to know the truth.
"Huff, that's hard to say, Elysia girl. Sorry to disappoint you. Although my foresight ability can see into the future, it's not as great as you think. Perhaps, this baby elf already knows about my ability's shortcomings." Luna looked into Elysia's purplish-blue eyes and shook her head.
Then, she folded her arms on the table with a soft smile. "I knew about about your arrival because I could see beautiful bright lights would meet me for some glory? I know nothing and I can't peek beyond that. One thing I'm sure of, the arrival of your group is something good omen for me."
"Understood. You didn't disappoint anyone. We're just speculating as to the possibility of your help in what's inevitable." Elysia heaved a subtle sigh. Despite saying that, she and Elena had hoped for this soul fox lady's helpful ability.
"Sha, how about my offer, Elysia girl? Do you want to be a mine? I promised you a life like a princess under my care. Oh no, I better adopt you as my adopted daughter. Lynn would be very happy to have a good sister ." Luna opened her palms to invite. She was so attracted to this black-haired human girl.
"You seem to be trying to recruit me than anything else. This is our first meeting, why do you want me in the first place?" Elysia wanted to flatly refuse, but that sounded quite rude since this offer was made twice.
"I'm also confused, or rather, you really confused me. However, I know that my hunch said that I wanted you. This may be a little strange, but your soul aura is truly fascinating. It's as if you are the sky beyond this world." Luna answered, but her eyes were still focused on Elysia.
Meanwhile, Elysia just let Luna ponder for a moment. After two minutes, this soul fox lady glanced at Elysia, Rhea, and Nell several times for unknown reasons.
"I see, that's pointless. Is it possible that you're on a higher level than me? It's quite hard to believe that a human who isn't even eighteen years old turns out to be at the Emperor-level. I am now wondering who all of you really are and what brought you here to see me. Can we go straight to the main topic?" Luna's ears went limp as she felt clueless.
"Sure, but please stop these scents and any substances that may be intentionally diffused into the air." Elysia glanced at the light mist in the surroundings.
"Oh, it's just a fragrance mist and has no effect other than making our meeting feel peaceful and sacred." Luna blew out the bluish-white fragrance mist.
"Just do as I say. This fragrance mist makes me uncomfortable and quite disturbing." Elysia insisted on her request.
"I thought you guys would like it..." Luna muttered in a mosquito-like voice. Even so, she waved her hand, and several small blue fireballs flew toward several mini-furnaces in various corners of the room.
Shortly after the fragrance mist slowly disappeared, Luna brought up her offer again. "So, how about my offer? Be my daughter."
"My apologies, I need to turn down your offer." Elysia shook her head gently.
"You're still so young, you know? With that much talent and strength, you might be targeted by some irresponsible parties. Please reconsider your decision. You may not believe this, but, something big is waiting for you, and that's not the good one." Luna put her hand on her upper chest with a worried and concerned expression.
Elysia pondered for a moment. She knew very well what might await her. "Not the good one, huh... I need to be more careful then. Anyway, like what you said, I'm a human. These cat ears are nothing more than accessories. Why would you want a human as your adopted daughter?"
"I value talent more than racial differences. As long as you haven't been claimed by other races, then I am the one who will fight to protect you." Luna rested her hands on the table. She felt this human girl was interested in her offer.
'Fufu, why don't you just accept it, Ely. But with terms and conditions as you are mine. Being the adopted daughter of a beautiful milf fox Empress is not a bad thing. You just need to be more cunning than a fox.' Elena teased Elysia with her small laugh. She really felt all this veering conversation was pretty ridiculous.
"I don't know what to say. I don't belong to anyone, but I appreciate your kindness and concern. If it has been said thus, wouldn't it be better if you became my ally?" Elysia refused subtly and offered another solution. She couldn't take Elena's suggestion for granted because she didn't expect this fox lady to be so adamant either.
Rhea, Nell, Yuuki, and even the winged tigers tried their best to hold back their laughter. This fox lady had no idea about Elysia's identity. Still, this fox lady wanted to make a divine being as her adopted daughter!?
"Ally, hmm? That's not bad." Luna replied with a mysterious smile as if she had something up her sleeves.
Feeling that that was enough, Elysia decided not to beat around the bush anymore and steered the topic of conversation to the one she desired. "Well then, we've strayed far from what we wanted to talk to you about. Let's get straight to the point of our arrival. Are you aware of what's going on outside the Beastkin Continent? Do you know anything about monsters, the bearers of curses?"
"So, your group is young intercontinental travelers, hmm... I am now reconsidering about it. What happened on the lands outside the Beastkin Continent? This continent is still peaceful without any occurrences of monster invasions or anything." Luna patted her cheek casually. She was wonderfully enjoying this casual conversation without involving anything other than words.
"You don't know about that? Well, then, what happened--" Elysia briefly explained about the accursed monsters and what was happening out there. To be honest, she was pretty surprised to find out that the Beastkin Continent was still peaceful without any chaos.
After Elysia finished telling the story for five minutes, Luna nodded a little while stroking her chin. "Then, why don't you just stay here with my Soul Fox Clan, Elysia? I mean, you and your traveling companions. It sounds quite dangerous and troublesome out there."
"..." Elysia was at a loss of words. She didn't know what was going on in this fox lady's mind, but why did this fox lady ignore the vital information and focus on the previous topic?
'This soul fox really wants you, Ely, hehe... But, what can we do? This soul fox lady has been so attracted and fascinated by your soul aura. I'm still wondering, what might happen to her if you showed her a golden energy aura?' Elena felt it was amused. Elysia had quite a bit of trouble dealing with the stubborn yet sly mature fox lady.
"That's a good offer, I'll consider paying a visit to this city another time. However, we have some other matter to attend to as the world is not in a state of readiness for the imminent apocalypse." This time, Elysia did not respond with a yes or no. She left it ambiguous.
"Please enjoy, this green tea is delicious to drink while it is hot. Rice crackers to accompany your tea." Luna handed a large plate full of various kinds of snacks.
"This is my first time to encounter this. You are so relaxed to speak in front of us. Maybe you need to know who you're talking to. With your future insight, you can't tell about our kind of light? It's not good to underestimate the vital information that Elysia has given you.
This continent may still be at peace, but for how long? You only need to wait three months at most, and you, the entire race of the world, need to prepare for the inevitable apocalypse." Nell found it very rude. She felt it was enough to have a casual talk with this soul fox lady.
At that very moment, Nell asked her big sister and Elysia, via telepathy, to emit their golden energy aura to put pressure on this relaxed soul fox lady. Not divine magic, only oppressive energy.